Huntsville gazette., 1887-06-25
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


tween passenger train and freight
train on the Schuylkill Valley railroad at
Parker's Landing, Pa. Charles Dehaven,
fireman of the passenger train, was in
stantly killed, and George Paxson, the
engineer, was seriously injured.
FIRE broke out in the Cleveland Carbon
Works on the 18th and spread so rapidly
that many OF the workmen escaped bare
headed and in shirt-sleeves, leaving their
tools and clothing behind. The works
were entirely destroyed. Loss about
$4,000 Insurance unknown.
The Whitconb Cedar Post Company,s
yard at Chicago was burned on the 18th,
and the lumber yards in the vicinity were
seriously threatened. There were 1900, :
600 feet of cedar lumber in the yard. Ten
steamers and the geyser were at work on
the flames, and the fire was finally got
under control.
The German Government is alarmed at
the rapid spread Of socialism throughout
the empire and is taking steps to check it.
JOHN P. BENITz, we'll known through
out the country as baritone in various
opera companies, died at his home in
Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 18th, OF Bright s
disease of the kidneys. The deceased
was in the forty fifth year of his age.
MCGARIGLE and Mcdonald, the Chicago
boodlers, were found guilty by the jury In
TIE Criminal Court of the city by the lake
on the 18th, and their punishment was as
Sessed at three years in the penitentiary.
HIaHwAYMEN held up and robbed an
express train on the Sunset route near
Flatonia, Tex, on the night of the 18th
going through express, mail and passen-
gers.
Tn Gre mil Ga ,ni,
der the new rules of promotion was held
at Washington on the 18th.
GEORGE WINNER met Charles Shelly on
the public road near Roanoke, w. Va, on
the 18th, and without provocation shot him
through the head, killing him instantly.
SARA BERNHARDT, pet tiger and all,
sailed for Europe from New York on the
18th. #@ #y
MRS. CLEVELAND attended the recep ion
and banquet Of the PhB nix Society in
honor of the graduating class of Wells
College, at Aurora, N. Y, on the 18th. Be-
ing an ex-member, she waived all cere-
mony and went in as tone of the girls, -
and had good time.
UNOFFICIAL reports received on the
evening of the 18th annou nee that the Sup
remeCourt of Missouri have agreed upon
decision sustaining the lower court in
the case Of Brooks alias Maxwell, the
murderer ofC. A. Preller in St Louis. "
THE floods in Hungary are subsidin g,
but great distress exists among the in
habitants OF the inundated districts.
TIE Dominion Cabinet have under con-
sideration proposition to appropriate
$500, 600 to aid French Canadians now re-
siding in the United States to return to
Canada. 4r0t ~F s.sgrrs. t
The steamer Alicides, en- route to New
York from Glasgow, has on board twenty
five champion draught stallions includ-
ing the Gairnbrogie Kier, that has
won every prize entered for in Scotland.
ROBERT MExLow, a farmer, residing
near Independence, Ia, was gored to
death by a bull on the 18th. His body
was found in the barn yard terribly mutt
lated. r.,--
OVER two hundred pilgrims, en- route
to Mecca, were drowned on the 18th while
crossing the Danube, their boat being
capsized by hurricane.
MRS. HATTIE PENsYREs, the convicted
Buffalo (N.~Y.) murderess, was sentenced
on the 18th to imprison ment for life.
A NINE explosion occurred at Pittston
junction, Pa. on the 18th, by which five
men were fearfully injured, two OF them,
at least. fatally. Est sE
F. TR1aa, of Washington, suicided on
the 10Th by jumping off bridge at the
Three Sisters islands and going over
Niagara falls.
a PROJECT is on foot in the Choctaw
Nation to have control of all mining prop
critics vested in the National Council.
The University of Pennsylvania crew
arrived at New London Conn.,, on the
18th. They will row the Yale crew on the
oath. The Columbias and Harvards COM
pete on the 231.
THE Marchioness OF Londonderry will
present to Queen Victoria casket con-
tanning 600 signatures and 43, 700 in
cash az a jubilee offering from Irish
women.
A SPECIAL to the Tucson (AriZ) Globe
of the 10Th says: Eleven hostiles passed
northward on the 18th. Lieute nant Johns
command was twelve miles behind, hotly
pursuing them. 1t is believed the In
dians hope to reach the White mountains
ROBERT ANDERSON, sail or, was found
living on the street, in New York, on the
morning of the 10Th, badly hurt. He said
that Chas. Hegstorm, another sailor, had
thrown him out of the window. Heg-
strom was arrested, but declared that he
had not seen Anderson since the night
before. Anderson has since died.
The British yacht Thistle won another
race on ihe 18th, beating the lrx by sever
al miles The race was under the aus j.
pices of the Mersey Yacht Club
TALK at Washington points very str ong-
ly toward Secretary Lamar for the United
States Supreme Court.
WILSON, the Philadelphia forger, is be-
ing held at Toronto, Ont, awaiting extra
dition proceedings.
BY railway collision at Potsdam, Ger
many, on the Goth, three persons were
killed.
The st. Louis Grocers' Association have
been given leave to amend their COM
plant against the Missouri Pacific rail-
road before the Inter State Commerce
Commission.
THE Emperor OF Germany was able TO
receive official visits on the Goth from gov
ernmental circles.
CAPTAIN JOHN KERoN, New Jersey de-
tective, who came West to get Strumoeck,
who is in Jail at Salem, ILL.,, on his own
confession that he committed the famous
Railway murder, says the fellow is a
fraud.
PANS newspaDars make severe crItl-